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| in·fer·no [ in fúrnō ] (plural in·fer·nos) |
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1. conflagration: a very large fire burning fiercely and uncontrollably, or a place being consumed by a large uncontrollable fire
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2. hellish place: a place or situation that is reminiscent of hell, e.g. in being hot, fiery, or full of corruption
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| [Mid-19th century. Via Italian, "hell" < late Latin infernus (see infernal)] |
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